Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal is a registered Equine Internal Medicine Specialist in The Netherlands, Europe and Australia. Dr. Verdegaal obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, in 1996. She qualified as a Dutch Equine Medicine Specialist and a Diplomate of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine. She was awarded a double-degree PhD by Ghent University and the University of Adelaide for her thesis: “Thermoregulation in exercising horses: aspects of temperature monitoring during field exercise”. Her research is focused on thermoregulation, heat illness, and metabolic disorders and has a worldwide impact on how heat stress is managed in real-life field exercise. With over 25 years of experience, Lidwien is dedicated to performing high-quality research and improving the welfare of sport horses. She developed her interest in thermoregulation and heat stress during 8 years of valuable experience as an Equine Medicine Specialist in private high-profile clinics in Jordan and Kuwait. Lidwien relocated to South Australia in 2011 as a Senior Lecturer in Equine Medicine with the University of Adelaide’s School of Animal and Veterinary Science. She has been a part of multiple endurance veterinary committees and has been an official FEI endurance and eventing competition veterinarian. Lidwien Verdegaal is the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications and enjoys speaking at multiple international and national conferences.